An all time classic, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin and Eric Carle  has enthralled generations of children. This book is wonderful for young ones because of its use of repetition and strong emphasis on colours and animals – basically everything kids love! Brown Bear and his colourful friends help a great deal in teaching young minds about colour recognition, sequencing, animal identification, rhyming and even boosts their vocabulary.
A simple matching activity that will make your child work on their analyzing skills. Print out the pictures of all the animals that are part of the story on card paper. Cut them into half. Jumble up and have your child match the correct head and tail. Read more here.
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This takes animal recognition activity to a slightly higher level. Your child will have to match the shadow to the coloured animal. Print out two sets-shadows and coloured images of characters that are a part of the story. Cut them to their outline. Jumble up and have your child match the correct shadow to its coloured image. Read more here.
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Beading is an activity that will help the child work on their motor skills. Print out the characters of the story on card paper and punch a hole in it. Take a string and bead the characters in the order of their appearance in the story. This activity will also help reinforce the story and its sequence for the child. Read more here.
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Use a fork to create an adorable bear. Simply take a fork, dip it in brown paint, and press it on the paper in a circular motion. Add on features like ears, nose and mouth. Finish it with a bow. Read more here.
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Sensory tubs are a great way to learn and have fun and this one based on the story is a good way to reinforce various elements of the book. Use toy animals or simply print them out on cardstock. Use different fillers in various colours. Read more here.
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Print and laminate the animals and characters and attach magnets at the back. Use a cookie sheet or a baking tray as a board to retell the story. This a nice activity to carry along even on road trips. Use this activity to work on your child’s narrative skills and on building vocabulary. Read more here.
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Print the characters of the book out on felt using iron-on paper and make a slit in the centre. Sew a large size button on a colourful ribbon. Once your button is sewn on the ribbon and all of your animals have slits through them, you can start threading the animals onto the button snake. Read more here.
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Take broken pieces of brown, black and white crayons and melt them down on a sheet of construction paper using a hairdryer. Once your beautiful textured and patterned paper is ready, cut out your favourite brown bear. Read more here.
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Have fun with Brown Bear even while drinking milk! These straw toppers cut in the shapes of characters of the story are simply adorable. They will not only make milk time fun but will also bring the characters alive. Â Read more here.
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Hand-print art is a fun way to engage toddlers. Create lovely creatures out of your child’s hand prints and watch them be amazed at how their hands turn into animals! Â Read more here.
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Mansi Zaveri
KSP Team
